The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1887-03-19

A canning factory Is reported to be
erected at Marshallyille,
j. Taliaferro and others will develop
a slate quarry at Plainville.
A stock company has been formed at
Dalton to build planning mill
E. A. Fincher contemplatcs develop
ing his black lead mine, eight miles from
| Canton.
7. Tray has bought an old laboratory
at Macon, and will, it is said, use it for
a soap factory.
Parties at Rome contemplate erecting
a large factory to manufacture buckets
tubs, pals, etc
Newton county has more available
water power than any three counties in
middle Georgia
The Forestville Land and Improvement
Co., capital stock $50, 600, has been in
corporated at Forestville.
The Eureka Co., Macon, contemplates
erecting q three-story building, 76x100
feet to be used as soap factory,
The Rome, Iron, Land and Improve
ment Co., Rome, are negotiating with
Northwestern capitalists for the location
of large rolling mill at that place,
Mr. T. J. Palm, of Lowndes county,
was chopping fire wood, when piece
flew up and hit him on the nose, knock
ing him down and causing a profuse
hemorrhage.
Mr. H. Simmons, of Chokee, Lee
county, has one hundred acres of the
finest oats ever seen in the State at this
season of the year. The entire field is
over two feet high, and are already be.
ginning to boot.
Wednesday night of last week, the
commissary of Mr.. w w. Dews, at Will
hamburg, was robbed of large quantity
of merchandise, consisting of dry goods
and groceries The burglar is supposed
to have been negro man lately employed
by Mr. Dews on his turpentine farm, but
who was discharged a few days before.
ARKANSAS.
A company has been organized at
Newport, to develop gold mining prop
erty near there.
A company will be organized at Van
Buren,, to bore artesian wells to secure
water for fire purposes.
NJ r. Denning, of Michigan, has pur-
chased about a, 900 acres of coal lands
near Ozark, and will develop them.
The Houston, Central Arkansas g
Northern Railroad Co., capital stock
$3.50, coo, has been incorporated, to build
railroad from near Pine Bluff to the
Louisiana State line in Ashley county.
One Of the citizens of Lonoke shot in
to gang of little school children, put
ting number Of small shot into several
of them, and he was held over in a bond
of $500, and further bound to keep the
peace.
The Pine Bluff Athletic association
was organized with a capital stock Of
$4,000, Suitable buildings for a boat
club, gymnasium, bicycle, baseball and
all athletic sport will be commenced at
once.
$50, 900 has been subscribed towards
i
Smith to build a large cotton factory; a
$50, 900 company to start a wagon fac
tory; also $50, 900 company to erect a
canning factory.
Wednesday, the Rev. John White, col
ored, born in South Carolina, and aged
112 years July 8, next, obtained from the
clerk license to marry Edie Smith, aged
between IS and rs. Rev. White has
been preaching 81 years When the stars
fell he had several children, and this is
his third wife. His age was duly attest
ed by a responsible white person, who has
known him many years and is familiar
with his history. The clerk donated his
fee and all hands congratulated him up
on his third venture, and great expecta-
tions exist in the minds Of all as to re-
suits He lives in Greenwood township.
The town and neighborhood of Searcy
have for weeks past been greatly excited
/ over the running at large Of mad dogs.
/ The excitement was increased when it
became known that Mrs Mary Pitts, a
well known lady, had been bitten by one
/ of these rabid CANNES. The animals at
tackled Mrs Pitts and bit her in several
| places, her arm and body being dread
| fully lacerated. A maidstone was pro-
cured and applied to the wounds 1t re-
manned upon each some time and was re-
peatedly applied This is the fourth
person who has been bitten by mad dog
IN the locality named. All Of these
treated the wounds with a maidstone. No
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